Is Rock a boy or girl name?

Rock is a boy’s name. Of the 2,681 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Rock

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Rock was most popular in 1957, when 155 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,397 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,681 people named Rock.

Rock over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rock’s peak in 1957. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rock a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rock is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,681 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rock

Where Rock is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org